We’ll meet back here in fifteen minutes, he said before turning toward the shop.Aren’t you going to lock the truck?Not necessary.The door swung shut behind him, and Phoebe was left standing on the sid...
Welcome to the real world Kerri. Shit happens. You don't get to stop it by being a nun or telling the truth or turning counter clockwise three times while facing the sun and clucking like a chicken. I...
We have to talk.She paused in the act of sweeping up hair from the floor and glanced at him. I don't think so.Maybe I'm here to tell you what you want to hear.You look way too angry for that to be tru...
To belong. To have family, to feel safe and loved and be the most important person in someone’s life.
This is bullshit. You think I care what other people think? What does age have to do with it? Why can't you be that girl? As for what I want to do with my life, why can't I figure that out with you?
This can’t be legal, she whispered.He raised his head. Why not?It feels too good.He chuckled. She heard the sound, felt the soft exhalation of cool air on her bare, damp breasts, but she couldn’t see...
They’re going to help, she said.He frowned. I know.They like you. We all like you.Oh. My. God.He turned and saw Maya staring at him.I just got it, she said. You had sex with Phoebe. She looked at Phoe...
They seem nice.Zane raised his eyebrows. Sure. Skinny, starving kids. I can hardly wait for the rest of the folks to turn up. Maybe we’ll have a rock star next. Or some business executive who wants to...
They made their way into the sleeping bag. It was crowded, and she was still naked, so it only took about three seconds flat for him to get hard again.She reached between them. Are you sure there aren...
The thick ropes of his control began to unravel. When she curled both arms around his neck, it seemed natural to place his around her waist and pick her up. She wrapped her legs around his hips, bring...
Talking to the animals? Is that really how you want to start your day?Manny was helping me get my life back on track. We’re discussing life goals and career choices.Maya held up her hands. Not before...
Take your clothes off, she said, knowing that she would never have managed the words in the light. Yes, ma’am.
Sometimes you have to accept how things are. You can make it easy on yourself, or you can make it hard. The choice is yours.
Sometimes life was hard, she thought, walking across the grass to be with her friends. Just when you least expected it, you had to start over. There was pain in that, but also satisfaction. With or wi...
She said the wrong thing or sounded like a space alien with bad programming, when all she wanted was to be just like everyone else. I meant are you okay now,
Phoebe, we talked about this, he reminded her. You deserve better than a quickie out in the open.We’re in a tent, she said before she could stop herself. And it doesn’t have to be quick.
Nicole wanted to slap herself. She was supposed to be helping her friend, not making things worse. I’m sorry, she murmured. I’m not helping. You’re wrong.
Love is the only thing that makes us strong. It’s all that matters in the end. Who we love and who loves us. He
Instead she was struck by the thought that she’d never felt worthy. That was the reason she was always rescuing the world. She was trying to earn her way into heaven. Barring that, she was trying to e...
If you get into trouble, give a shout.We’ll be fine, Gladys said.Famous last words, Zane thought, wishing he could believe them. All the novices looked as if they could be blown off their mounts by a...